Churn-power



Patented Jen. 21, 1896.

e. e. FORBES.

GHURN POWER.

(No Medel.) i

NiTEn STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GROVES C. FORBES, OF HOMER, GEORGIA.

cHUR'N-PowER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 553,457', dated January21, 1896.

Application led September 9, 1895. Serial No. 561,947. (No model.)

To all whom it 71mg/ con/cern.:

Be it known that I, GRO'VES O. FORBES, a citizen of the United States,residing at Homer, in the county of Banks and State of Georgia,haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Ohurn-Powers; and I dohereby declare'the following to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionof the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whichit appertains to make and use the same.

of Fig. l, and looking down, the driving-` wheel being shown in plan andnot in section.

A represents the platform, preferably a heavy board, on which theframework of the machine and the churn are mounted.

A and A2 represent uprights, the former being provided with a guide-Slatc secured thereto and at a short distance therefrom, between which andthe said uprights A' is a guide groove or slot a0. Instead of a slat c around rod or wire may be used if desired, whereby less friction isoccasioned. The opposite upright A2 is provided with guideplates c2, inwhich slides the guide-rod O, attached by means of the clamp-plate B tothe reciprocating cross-piece B, which is secured by means of the clampE to the handle D of the churn. This cross-piece B is slotted, as at bo,to receive the clamp-screw e, which binds together and at the same timeclamps on the said cross-piece the two parts c and c2 of the clamp E.Thus it will be seen that the said clamp may be moved out or in on thesaid cross-piece, and thus adjustment maybe had for the diameter of thechurn, with large churns it being necessary to have the handle fartherfrom the upright A2 than with the small churn.

The handle D is held in the groove e0, made partly in each of themembers c and cL of the clamp E. The handle D carries a fly-brush G madeof a bent-wire clip g', or a clip ofany suitable resilient material,adapted to slip over and to be held on the said handle, from which clipare suspended a plurality of strings, yarns or papers, forming adepending fringe which plays up and down as the churn rises and fallsand thus effectually prevents a settling ofviiies upon either the saidhandle or upon the top of the churn.

Reciprocating motion is given to the crosspiece B by means of thedownwardly-extending arm B2, to which is pivotally connected the rod II,pivoted atA h in one of the holes 700 in the crank K, which is journaled at 7o and provided with a counterpoise-arm K; or theconnecting-rod II may be pivoted directly to the cross-piece B, and thedownwardly-projecting arm B2 may be omitted. This crank K is revolved bythe shaft M, which is driven by the sprocket-wheel M and chain N fromthe driving-wheel P, which is driven by the handcrank p.

It will be seen that the stroke of the churndasher may be varied bymoving the pivotpin h out or in on the crank K.

In order to stiften the frame of the machine triangular brace-boards A3are preferably secured to the uprights A and A2 and to the platform A.

The various advantages of the herein-described construction will readilysuggest themselves to any practical mind.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent of the United States, is-` 1. In a churn power thecombination with J the upright A' provided with a guide slat c', theupright A2 provided with guides c2, the reciprocating beam B passing inthe slot a0 and carrying the clamp plate B the guide rod O securedbetween said clamp plate B/ and said reciprocating beam and passingthrough said guides c2 and a clamp for securing the churn handle to saidreciprocating beam, substantially as described.

2. In a churn power, the combination with the upright A provided with aguide slat a', the upright A2 provided with guides a2, the reciprocatingbeam B passing in the slot c, between said upright A' and the guide slata',

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the guide rod C secured to said beam and passing through ,said guidesa2, and the clamp E Consisting of the two members e2 and e and the clampscrew e adjustably connected to said beam and Clamping the Jnwo partstogether, substantially as and for the purposes described.

In testimony whereof I aix my signature in presence of JOWO Witnesses.

GROVES C. FORBES.

Witnesses:

CYNTHIA C. FORBES, GEORGIA C. FORBES.

